Posts for February, 2009


Fun With Words

February 18th, 2009

There is no ham in a hamburger
There is no straw in a strawberry.
There is neither egg in eggplant or apple in a pineapple.
A Guinea pig is not a pig
A panda bear is related to a raccoon not a bear.
Fireflies aren’t flies, they are beetles.
Greyhounds can be any color.
Rush hour lasts longer than an hour – [...]

Angels Explained by Children

February 12th, 2009

I know the names of only two angels, Hark and Harold.
~~~Gregory, 5
Everybody’s got it all wrong. Angels don’t wear halos anymore. I forget why, but scientists are working on it.
~~~Olive, 9
It’s not easy to become an angel. First, you die. Then you go to Heaven, and then there’s still the flight training to go through. [...]